Indian Govt. Decides To Personally Respond To Elon Musk's Tweet On Tesla's Delay In Coming To India

Even if you don’t want to get down to the nitty-gritty’s of the technological world, there’s one man who always intrigues even the most ignorant souls and he is none other than Elon Musk. Honestly, this guy needs no introduction, his work speaks for itself. It won’t be wrong to say that Elon Musk is one of the greatest innovators to have walked this earth so far and it’s not a surprise that millions of people idolize him.

However, for those who still couldn’t figure out why he is a big deal, he is the brain behind companies like Tesla, SpaceX, PayPal and Hyperloop One. Of all his creations, we Indians have been dying to see Tesla make its way to India since we have already fantasized so much about this electric sedan manufacturer. Reports of Tesla hitting the Indian markets with its Model 3 have been doing the rounds for quite some time now, however we were slightly disheartened when we read that there might be a delay in Tesla’s entry. So, one curious mind, Avinash Singh, took to Twitter to ask Musk if there are any chances of the release happening in 2017 or 2018.

@elonmusk Are there any chances for Tesla to release in India in 2017 or 2018? Waiting for that.

Surprisingly, Elon Musk did reply to this query and answered saying that he might have been ‘misinformed’ since he was told that 30% of parts must be locally sourced and the supply doesn’t exist in India as of now to support the production.

@TheAvinashSingh Maybe I'm misinformed, but I was told that 30% of parts must be locally sourced and the supply doesn't yet exist in India to support that.

After reading this tweet, our excited hearts broke a little inside and we all went home sheepishly thinking that there’s nothing much left for us to do. However, the Indian Govt. chose to intervene and turned the tables around with their reply which has left us stuttering. The govt. from their official Twitter handle replied saying that ‘please note some key clarifications.’

After this reply, new hopes have now conquered our hearts and like a little kid waiting for his toy, we are waiting for Tesla to come to India. Or at least let’s look forward to Elon Musk’s reply, clearing the air around the issue!